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Jul 6, 20222 min read
Benchmark report on demurrage and detention: top 5 most expensive ports in the world all in the US
Demurrage and detention (D&D) charges imposed on US shippers by containerlines continue to be the highest in the world
donavan626
Jun 29, 20222 min read
Shippers to pay the penalty as ONE becomes first to apply overweight charge
Asia-Europe ocean carriers are cracking down on rogue shippers who incorrectly declare westbound booking container weights
donavan626
Jun 29, 20224 min read
Shipping organisations set out to tackle rising number of containers lost overboard
Following a spike in containers lost at sea, the WSC, the global liner association, has initiated a study
donavan626
Jun 21, 20222 min read
Sliding freight rates: a blip or harbinger of weaker demand?
Container spot rates are falling below long-term contract rates and shippers will look to reopen negotiations
donavan626
Jun 15, 20223 min read
Los Angeles port: Peak season coming soon, strong imports ahead
May imports up 20% from 5-year average; exports highest since November 2020
donavan626
May 31, 20223 min read
Long-term contracted ocean freight rates set ‘staggering’ new records
All bets are off – liner shipping will now make improved profits over 2021’s record earnings
donavan626
May 30, 20222 min read
Freight rates begin to rise as Shanghai slowly reopens for business
Chinese forwarders are seeing freight rates rise as factories re-open and goods start to move.
donavan626
May 26, 20223 min read
Long Beach sets record but East, Gulf Coast ports’ gains bigger
Cargo continues to move at a record-setting pace at Long Beach and may not slow down anytime soon
donavan626
May 24, 20222 min read
Peak season could be Shanghaied by a 260,000-container surge
An estimated 260,000 teu of Shanghai’s unshipped cargo is set to swamp the market this summer
donavan626
May 19, 20222 min read
FIATA blasts box line dominance and wants an end to 'competition violence'
FIATA has come out punching on behalf of freight forwarders
donavan626
May 17, 20222 min read
Latest China economic data spooks shipping
China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed alarming statistics for April yesterday, with analysts warning similar troubling...
donavan626
May 16, 20223 min read
Shanghai authorities claim city will open up next week
May 20 has been given as the first official deadline for Shanghai, China’s largest city, to open up.
donavan626
May 10, 20222 min read
Carriers ramp up blank sailings as China lockdowns persist
Ocean carrier alliances are preparing to blank more than a third of their sailings from Asia over the coming weeks
donavan626
Apr 26, 20222 min read
Port congestion grows as China’s capital braces for Shanghai syndrome
Familiar scenes of supermarket stampedes are emerging from the Chinese capital as mass testing gets underway in Beijing
donavan626
Apr 22, 20222 min read
China port data shows huge impact of lockdowns, but restrictions easing
Even as some factory production restarted in Shanghai this week,
new data has shown a “near-doubling” of port congestion
donavan626
Mar 31, 20222 min read
Higher costs and disruption hit supply chains as Shanghai lockdown bites
The Shanghai lockdown is playing havoc with Chinese supply chains, driving up inland logistics costs and disrupting shipping schedules
donavan626
Mar 24, 20222 min read
Maersk vessel loses 90 boxes in North Pacific, including some packed with DG
Maersk has confirmed that its chartered vessel Dyros lost around 90 containers in rough seas
donavan626
Mar 23, 20222 min read
Chinese port congestion worsens
Carriers forced to change schedules to avoid growing congestion issues in China
donavan626
Mar 15, 20222 min read
A year after Ever Given saga, another massive ship, the Ever Forward, has run aground in the US
The 334-metre Ever Forward ran aground in Chesapeake Bay after departing Baltimore on Sunday night.
donavan626
Mar 7, 20224 min read
Russian invasion propels price of ship fuel to historic high
Ship fuel costs have “gone parabolic” as average price at top refueling ports approaches $900 per ton
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